There. Another chilly night before the clouds increase and we are looking at a rainy start to the work week. In fact, more rainy days than dry over the next seven. Ill show it to you next with my accuweather sevenday forcast in just a few minutes. Chris . Lisa, thank you. This morning, the federal government is shut down after the senate failed to approve a shortterm deal before the midnight deadline. President trump and senate gop leaders to could not persuade democrats to approve a funding bill already passed in the house. At the heart of the debate, deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca. Democrats wanted protections for nearly 800 thousand undocumented immigrants brought to the u. S. As children. What we just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. This will be called the frutrum shutdown. Reporter the w
Lights out for the federal government. As of two hours ago it is no longer being funded. Only 50 senators voted for the spending measure passed by the house falling short of the 60 required to proceed. A senate vote to fund the government through february 16 failed. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter private discussions continued on the floor even after the midnight deadline came and went. But to no avail. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. All because Senate Democrats chose to filibuster a non controversial funding bill that contains nothing. Not a thing they do not support. Reporter democrats were holding out for a comprehensive spending bill, and a deal to protect dreamers brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. Minority leader, chuck schumer, said his earlier meeting with President Trump looked promising, but the president later back pedaled. He walked away from two bipartisan deals, including one today in which i even put the border wall on the table. Reporter the w
Have known for a long time our country was founded by geniuses, but it was run by idiots. Reporter now we are still waiting to hear what the president has to say or tweet. Now a partial shutdown wont affect much in the early hours of the weekend, but it could ultimately force National Parks and monuments to close, as well as the centers for disease control. Passport and visa processing will slow down or stop, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed. Whats not affected . Law enforcement agencies and the military stay on duty. Social security and medicare will continue to operate. And the u. S. Postal service will keep delivering your mail. Federal courts also remain open. Now during the last Government Shutdown in 2013, the iconic cliff house restaurant in San Francisco was forced to close. Thats because the privately owned restaurant and bar is on federal land. We can only imagine that if the shutdown drags on, it will be forced to close this time too. And we ch
Samantha hadnt pulled him to safety. Burton tells us his father is going under surgery for a broken hip sustained during the rescue. The apartment as you can see is a total loss. Burtons son does say the apartment manager has promised to fix it. And in the mean will put his father up in a different unit. We will have much more on our website and in the 11 00 news, more stories from the brave people who did in rescue today. Live in antioch, katie utis abc 7 news. Thank you. San francisco and other bay area communities will open shelters early this week to keep people warm during a blast of winter. A live look outside at the golden gate kwam its a cooler. Drew tuma has more. How cool. Right now all surf a light jacket. But this time tomorrow the find winter coat, hat, gloves, skafb because winter winds will bring colder air tomorrow evening. Out there right now we have a mixed bag of 50s and 60s. 69 in vallejo, 55 in oakland. A comfortable 63 in fremont and Half Moon Bay at 52. But a dra
Way. Katie. Quick thinking and bravery is what saved that man today. I want to show you behind me. Thats the charred debris from inside the apartment. And this is the office chair the neighbor used to rescue the man after she ran into the burning building. You can see smoke pouring out of the apartment on pepper tree way. Samantha barnhouse saw the smoke from her apartment and realizing nobody was around to help she ran inside. Smoke filled the home and she found the elderly man trapped in his room. He couldnt debt out on his own. She put a robe over his face to protect him and pulled him out in the office chair. The kitchen had gotten five times worse. The entire house is superblack. Smoke everywhere. And i feel the heat on my back. Reporter and the two fell out the front door and into the arms of an officer who arrived on scene. Firefighters say that burton wouldnt have survived this samantha hadnt pulled him to safety. Burton tells us his father is going under surgery for a broken h